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Show ARMY COMMANDER HERE, jl ! & Noted Salvationist to Speak at Gmi Theater Tonight j i Commissioner George Kllbv. the r. commander of the Salvation Arm)'. T& rived In Salt Lake last night from OJi East, and will speak this evonlng at ui j Grand theater on the work- pf the Sato-tlon Sato-tlon Army throughout tho world, Ci , missloner Kllby was met by Brti-j, Wood of the Salvation Army at Sa a: Francisco, nnd by some of the local OK-.; m cers of tho army Accompanying in commander is Brig. Pebbles, ono 0. $: noted army singers, who will be Dtattl at tonight's meeting. , ..... iff. When a mero lad Commissioner KUtJ Joined tho ranks of tho Salvation Arpy.. His first appointment was to eV FV borough, and ho had tho honor of tho first young man who went out tho Men's Training Homo as CaptaJ-i n After working In several of tho ions or England, Cnpt. Kllby went to Lo"; whero Gen. Booth promoted him to , rank of Major, and appointed him to iMr , command of Iroland, where tho wort w, , in Its Infancy This was In l&w, g! aftor serving in Ireland for two Capt. Kllby was transferred to iu PL BrJtlsh field at Lcloestcr. and then Australia, whero a magnificent i worK fee done by the Captain and his wife, not" J, Sydney, thon at Melbourne, At the WW' placo ho was promoted to Iho rani c. g chief secretary, then Colonel. uta ' In 1S07. Col. and Mrs Kllby joturatdtt "ft. England, whoro they -remained until la if when they 'wore appointed to tjho fc05 African Hold. They were at Caption h during tho Brltlsh-Boer war, and re a mnlned thero reorganizing tho worX w-ij aftor peaco had been declared. Then , u-jj m returned to England, whero Col. & received the honor of being named US'; mander of the Salvation Army. , |